UFC Fight Night 79 is almost here, and the odds for the prelims are in. With seven fights taking place before the main card, you could score a nice payout before even getting to the bigger fights. Let’s break down the best parts of the prelims, starting with a fight that has twice failed to come to fruition.
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UFC Fight Night 79 odds at BookMaker.eu
Featherweights
Doo Ho Choi -200
Sam Sicilia +170
Over/under 1.5 rounds, over -125, under +105
The UFC has attempted to book Doo Ho Choi and Sam Sicilia since May 2014, failing twice due to injuries suffered by Choi. But with the South Korean finally healthy, Choi has the opportunity to extend a 10-fight winning streak. Only three of his 13 career fights have made it to the final bell, so expect to see a ton of action in this bout. Sicilia comes into the bout with a two-fight winning streak with victories over Akira Corassani and Yaotzin Meza.
Middleweights
Dongi Yang +120
Jake Collier -140
Over/under 2.5 rounds, over -140, under +120
Yang, amusingly nicknamed “Ox”, will make his promotional return since being released after back-to-back losses to Court McGee and Brad Tavares. He bounced back with consecutive TKO wins in Korea, most recently trouncing UFC-alum Dennis Hallman in April. Collier, a former RFA champion, is 1-1 in the UFC and is coming off a win over Ricardo Abreu. This one should be a barnburner, as eleven of Yang’s 12 wins have come by knockout and Collier has notched seven stoppages in nine career wins.
Featherweights
Yui Chul Nam -120
Mike De La Torre +100
Over/under 2.5 rounds, over -145, under +125
Nam, a veteran of Spirit MC and Road FC, has earned a lot of fans in Asia with his aggressive fighting style. However, he most recently suffered a split decision loss to Phillipe Nover at UFC Fight Night 66. San Diego’s Mike De La Torre will try to bounce back from a loss to Maximo Blanco this past July. Just 1-2 with 1 NC in the UFC, De La Torre could be cut from the roster with a loss. In fact, Nam plausibly could as well as a defeat would drop the fringe fighter to 1-2 in the octagon.
Lightweights
Tae Hyung Bang -180
Leo Kuntz +155
Over/under 2.5 rounds, over -155, under +105
American Top Team’s Leo Kuntz earned his way into the UFC with a 15-fight unbeaten streak but was derailed by in his octagon debut by Islam Makchaev. Bang is 1-2 in the UFC, with losses to Mairbek Taisumov and Jon Tuck sandwiched around a win over Kajan Johnson. True to his last name, Bang loves bang, with nine KO victories in his 17 wins. Kuntz is a decent finisher as well, with 12 stoppages in 17 career wins.
Women’s strawweights
Seohee Ham +135
Cortney Casey -160
Over/under 2.5 rounds, over -220, under +180
Former atomweight Seohee Ham is 0-1 in the UFC, although her first fight in the promotion came against a ranked Jojo Calderwood. She’s got a great chance to earn her first win against former collegiate soccer player Cortney Casey, who is also coming off a loss to Calderwood. Fighting out of Guam, Casey earned had earned three consecutive stoppage victories in Guam’s PXC league.
HOW TO BET
Access live betting lines from your mobile device at BookMaker Sportsbook! You can wager on sporting events as they unfold on television with BookMaker’s live betting platform. UFC Fight Night 79 takes place this Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea. The card will be televised on UFC Fight Pass starting 8 a.m ET.
